xPages and JQuery Mobile Framework - we use it and we like it !
David Marko 26 July 2011 15:26:26
Just a little note for those interested in mobile development using Domino and xPages. We use and can recommend using jQuery Mobile Framework with Domino and xPages. Yes its working ... and its working fine. You just need to link appropriate JQ Mobile CSS and Javascript (and jQuery itself) and to switch off the xPages theme(I simply created a new theme that doesnt extend any existing IBM theme)Some reasons why we have decided to not to use Dojo Toolkit mobile support itself or xPages Mobile Controles from openNTF:
- JQ Mobile is independent on version of DojoToolkit. Current Domino server is 2 versions behind the current DojoToolkit (with latest greatest mobile features ...) and it seems that it doesnt change soon, because when 8.5.3 come with Dojo 1.5, Dojo itself will be 1.7 :-) ... yes there are some ways how to switch Dojo toolkit on Domino ... but we have had many related problems around :-(
- there is a huge effort behind the JQ Mobile to have maximum platforms supported (see the compatibility matrix below) ... its sweet
- easy to use - documentation is fine, the entire concept based on HTML5 'data-' attribute is very clear (here we eagerly wait on final Domino 8.5.3 with new "attribute list" feature for xpages components ... see my post here)
- its lightweight - JQ Mobile is one CSS, one JS and just a few images. And whats more you can reference it from CDN hosting, so don't actualy need any local JQ Mobile files (at least for development ...)
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